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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PLACEBO-PAINKILLER::backdrop-vista | Placebo is a fake Painkiller ; Backdrop is a fake Vista. |
| RAIL-VEHEMENCE::entreat-urgency | Rail (Protest) is done with sense of vehemence ; Entreat (Urge) is done with a sense of urgency |
| APOSTACY-FAITH::recantation-heresy | Apostasy* is to give up faith, recantation is to give up heresy. |
| COURAGEOUS-BRAVADO::complimentary-fulsomeness | Bravado is courageous to excessive degree; Fulsomeness is Complimentary to excessive degree. |
| DRUMMER-MUSICIAN::tragedian-actor | Drummer is a kind of a musician; Tragedian is a kind of an actor. |
| ARBITRATOR-DISPUTANTS::judge-litigants | Arbitrators resolve dispute of disputants; Litigants resolve the litigation of litigants. |
| HOVER-PLUNGE::crouch-spring | Hover and Plunge are opposite action; Crouch and spring are opposite action. |
| GARINLG - BRIGHT::deafing-loud | Glaring is excessively bright; Deafening is excessively loud. |
| LULLABY-SONG::diatribe-discourse | Lullaby is a kind of a song; Discourse is a kind of diatribe. |
| DIE-SHAPING::drill-boring | Die is a tool used for shaping; Drill is a device used for boring. |
| FAWN-IMPERVIOUSNESS::equivocate-directness | Something Fawn lack imperiousness* ; Something Equivocate lack directness (Doubtful, Impervious doesn't exactly fits and should be imperious). |
| TROUBLED-DISTRAUGHT::covetous-rapacious | Distraught is higher degree of distraught; Rapacious is higher degree of Distraught. |
| APPLE-FRUIT::wood-fabric | Apple is kind of a fruit; Wood is kind of a fabric (Fabric literary is something made from fibers). |
| ENVELOPE-LETTER::crate-produce | You put a letter in an envelope; You put a produce in crate. |
| OVERDOSE-PRESCRIPTION::indiscretion-convention | Overdose is breach of prescription; Indiscretion is breach of convention. |
| RELEVANT-CRUCIAL::perceptible-obvious | Relevant is something which is crucial; Perceptible is something obvious. |
| PERFUNCTORILY-INSPIRATION::insolently-veneration | Perfunctory act lacks inspiration; Insolent act lacks veneration. |
| GLOSSARY-TEXT::legend-map | Glossary is list of uncommon words in text; Legend is a list of uncommon symbols in a dictionary. |
| FIRE-INFERNO :: storm-hurricane | Inferno is a massive fire; Hurricane is a massive storm. |
| PITCH-SOUND::color-light | Pitch is a attribute of sound; Color is attribute of light. |
| STRIATED-GROOVE::braided-strand | Striated is a pattern of linear grooves; Braided is a pattern of linear strands. |
| SYMBOLS-REBUS::note-score | Rebus is made up of pictorial symbols; Score is made up of pictorial notes. |
| EPITAPH-TOMBSTONE::motto-shield | Epitaph is inscribed on tombstone; Motto is inscribed on Shield. |
| GLIMMER-DAZZLE::murmur-resound | Dazzle is to fill a room with glimmer (light); Resound is to fill a room with murmur (sound). |
| RESCIND-LAW::withdraw-candidacy | Rescind is to take back a law; Withdraw is to take back candidacy. |
| EXHORT-SUGGEST::goad-direct | Exhort is stronger form of suggest; Goad is a stronger form of direct. |
| SERMON-HOMILETICS::argument-logic | Homiletics is to give sermons; Logic is to give arguments. |
| GEM-TURQUOISE::flower-violet | Turquoise is a gem; Violet is a flower. |
| INEVITABLE-CHANCE::absolute-variability | Inevitable is independent of chance factor; Absolute is independent of variability factor. |
| ANOMALY-paradigmatic::blemish-flawless | Paradigmatic is something without anomaly; Flawless is something without blemish. |
| DEPART-ABSCOND::store-secrete | Abscond is to secretly Depart; Secrete is to secretly store. |
| SLUR-SPEECH::smudge-writing | Slur is to slander in speech; Smudge is to slander in writing. |
| TRICKLE-GUSH::warm-sear | Gush is extreme version of Trickle; Sear is extreme version of Warm. |
| UNDERSTUDY-STAR::deputy-sheriff | Understudy is a second to the star; Deputy is the second to the sheriff. |
| ANACHRONISTIC-TIME::discordant-sound | Anachronistic is event misplaced in time; Discordant is a note misplaced in sound. |
| GOURMAND-APPETITE::skinflint-thrift | Gourmand is extreme in appetite; Skinflint is extreme in thrift. |
| FORGERY-COUNTERFEIT::embezzlement-fraud | Forgery is a kind of counterfeit; Embezzlement is a kind of fraud. |
| RESOLUTENESS-WILL::zeal-conviction | Resoluteness is unwavering will; Zeal is unwavering conviction. |
| MILLER-GRAIN::tanner-hide | Miller works with grain; Tanner works with hide. |
| TENDER-ACCEPTANCE::exhibit-inspection | Tender is an offer for acceptance; Exhibition is an offer for inspection. |
| PLUMMET-FAIL::swerve-turn | Plummet is sudden fall; Swerve is a sudden turn. |
| GRAZING-FORAGERS::stalking-hunter | Forager's graze; Hunter's stalk. |
| ASSERT-BELABOR::tend-fuss | Belabor is to assert excessively; Fuss is to tend excessively. |
| HUMILITY-SUPPLICANT::resistance-adversary | Supplicant is full of humility; Adversary is full of resistance |
| INTEREST-INVEIGLE::plan-scheme | Inveigle is to make interest in a devious way; Scheme is to make plans in a devious way. |
| COGENT-CONVINCE::repugnant-repel | Cogent is to something convincing; Repugnant is something repelling. |
| USURY-INTEREST::gouging-price | Usury is to overcharge interest; Gouge is to overcharge price. |
| ESCAPE-CAPTURE::dodge-blow | Escape is to avoid capture; Dodge is avoid blow |
| MERCURIAL-MOOD::fickle-affection | Mercurial is unpredictable in mood; Fickle is unpredictable in emotion |
| ENUNCIATE-WORDS::limn-lines | Enunciate is to highlight through words; Limn is to highlight through lines. |
| MUTED-COLOR::muffled-sound | Muted is subdued color; Muffle is subdued sound. |
| DISABUSE-ERROR::rehabilitate-addiction | Disabuse is to remove error; Rehabilitation is remove addiction |
| HACK-CARVE::gouge-engrave | Hack is to carve roughly; Gouge is to engrave roughly |
| TAMPER-ADJUST::misrepresent-communicate | Tamper is intentional incorrect adjustment; Misrepresent is intentional incorrect communication. |
| METAPHOR-LITERAL::melody-spoken | Literal is plain without metaphor; Spoken is plain without melody. |
| PRESCIENCE-FUTURE::erudition-esoteric | Prescience is to comprehend the future; Erudition is to comprehend the esoteric. |
| PROFESSIONAL-ROOKIE::soldier-recruits | Rookie is a inexperienced profession; Recruit is an inexperienced soldier. |
| CRAWL-PROCEED::dwindle-decrease | Crawl is to proceed gradually; Dwindle is to decrease gradually. |
| RUST-CORROSION::dew-condensation | Rust is form on corrosion; Dew is form on condensation. |
| CLAIM-LEGITIMATED::hypothesis-confirmed | Claim is proposed for legtimitation; Hypothesis is proposed for confirmation. |
| FIRM-IRONCLAD::smart-brilliant | Something Ironclad is firm; Something brilliant is smart. |
| ENZYME-CATALYZE::bacterium-microbe | Enzyme is type of catalyst; Bacterium is type of microbe. |
| MALINGER-AIL::flatter-appreciate | Malinger is to fake ailment; Flatter is to fake appreciation |
| WAFT-PLUMMET::meander-dash | Waft is a slow plummet; Meander is a slow dash. |
| RUFFLE-SHIRT::molding-cabinet | Ruffel is a orientation on shirt; Molding is orientation on cabinet |
| WARY-GULLED::vigilant-ambushed | Warry person is difficult to gull; Vigilant person is difficult to ambush. |
| WILLFULNESS-HEADSTRONG::subservience-fawning | Headstrong person is willful in nature; Fawn is someone subservient in nature. |
| ARTERY-PLAQUE::channel-sill | Plaque blocks the arteries; Sill blocks the channel. |
| PEST-IRKSOME::expert-proficient | Pest is irksome in nature; Expert is proficient in nature. |
| PROLOGUE-NOVEL::preamble-statute | Prologue is an introductory part of a novel; Preamble is an introductory part of a statue. |
| COWARD-CRAVE::dupe-gullible | Coward is some one crave; Dupe is someone who is gullible |
| SENSITIZATION-ALLERGIC::habituation-inured | Sensitization is to make something allergic; Habituation is to make something inured. |
| SOLILOQUY-PLAY::aria-opera | Soliloquy is a solo dialogue in a play; An aria is a solo song in an opera. |
| FRENETIC-MOVEMENT::fanatical-belief | Frenetic is wild uncontrolled movement; Fanatical is wild uncontrolled belief |
| CREDITS-MOVIE::byline-article | Credits name the creators of the movie; Byline name the creators of the article. |
| COHABIT-RESIDE::conspire-plot | Cohabit is to reside together; Conspire is to plot together. |
| STRATAGEM-DECEIVE::concession-placate | Objective of Stratagem is to deceive; Objective of a Concession is to Placate |
| DECLAMATION-GRANDILOQUENCE::diatribe-abuse | Declamation is a speech for grandiloquence; Diatribe is a speech for abuse |
| SEQUESTER-SECLUSION::endanger-jeopardy | Sequester is to put in seclusion; endanger is to put in jeopardy. |
| MELODRAMA-SUBTLETY::chimera-authenticity | Melodrama lacks subtlety; Chimera lacks authenticity |
| EXPIATE-GUILT::correct-error | Expiate is act done to remove Guilt; Correct is an act done to remove error. |
| INFILTRATE-ENTER::insinuate-say | Infiltrate is to enter indirectly; Insinuate is to say indirectly. |
| SCRIBBLE-WRITE::mumble-talk | Scribble is unclear writing; Mumble is unclear talking. |
| SLIPPERY-ELUDE::alluring-entice | Slippery things elude; Alluring things entice. |
| FRIEZE-BUILDING::illumination-manuscript | Frieze is a decoration on building; Illumination is decoration on manuscript. |
| MOTIVE-DEED::double-question | Motive is a reason behind a deed; Doubt* is a reason behind a question. |
| FROND-LEAF::boulder-rock | Frond is a kind of leaf; Boulder is a kind of rock. |
| TINT-SUFFUSE::amble-wander | tint is to slowly suffuse aimlessly throughout; Amble is to slowly wander aimlessly throughout. |
| MAGAZINE-PERIODICAL::mystery-fiction | Magazine is a kind of periodical; Mystery is a kind of fiction. |
| MEETING-MINUTES::sale-deed | Minutes is a record of minutes; Sale is a record of deed. |
| CAPRICIOUS-WHIM::objective-fact | Whim is something capricious by nature; Objective something factual by nature. |
| SNOW-PRECIPITATION::hurricane-cyclone | Snow is a type of precipitation; Hurricane is a type of cyclone. |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHY-REMINISCE::eulogy-praise | Autobiography is a text in person's reminisce; Eulogy is a text in person's praise |
| ILLUSION-PRECEPTION::cunning-truth | Illusion distort perception*; Cunning distort truth. |
| SNUB-DISDAIN::double-cross-disloyalty | Snub is to shown disdain; Double cross is to show disloyalty |
| DOSE-MEDICINE::sentence-punishment | Dose is to prescribe medicine; Sentence is to prescribe punishment. |
| COMMAND-ENTREATY::goad-enticement | Command is to entreat with force/authority; Goad is to entice is with force/authority |
| PROSE-PARAGRAPH::poetry-stanza | Prose is a composed of paragraphs; Poetry is composed of stanzas. |
| HISS-SIBILANT::drone-monotonous | Hiss is a sound with sibilant tone; Drone is a sound with monotonous tone. |
| FANATIC-ADMIRER::zealot-adherent | Fanatic is extreme degree of admirer; Zealot is extreme degree of adherent; |
| MOSAIC-CERAMIC::patchwork-cloth | Mosaic is the art using different color/pattern pieces of ceramic; Patchwork is the art using different color/pattern pieces of cloth |
| EPITOMIZE-BREVITY::embellish-ornamentation | Aim of epitomize is to obtain brevity; Aim of embellish is to attain ornamentation. |
| REGIMEN-HEALTH::budget-solvency | Regimen is a systematic course to regain health; Budget is a systematic course to regain solvency |
| COLLAPSE-VOLUME::attenuate-thickness | Collapse happens when there is reduction in volume; Attenutation happens when there is reduction in thickness |
| CHUCKLE-LAUGHING::whisper-speaking | Chuckle is suppressed laughing; Whisper is suppressed speaking. |
| VESTIGE-REMAINDER::figurine-statue | Vestige is small remainder; Figurine is a small statue. |
| BADGER-BOTHER::belabor-mention | Badger is constant annoying bother; Belabor is constant annoying mention. |
| STANZA-LINE::concert-program | Stanza is composed of series of lines; Concert is composed of series of programs. |
| PROFLIGATE-SOLVENT::mercurial-committed | Profligate person is not solvent; Mercurial person is not commited |
| DISABUSE-FALLACY::cur-disease | Disabuse is an attempt remove fallacy; Cure* is attempt to remove disease. |
| MALLEABLE-SHAPE::irresolute-opinion | Malleable doesn't have fixed shape; Irresolute doesn't have fixed opinion. |
| BOLSTER-SUPPORT::tackle-hoist | Bolster is used to support something; Tackle is used to hoist something |
| ABANDON-INHIBITION::tranquility-agitation | Abandon is lack of inhibition; Tranquility is lack of agitation. |
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